DEVOTED TO BASE BALL, TRAP SHOOTING AND GENERAL SPORTS Volume 39, No. 20. Philadelphia, August 2, 1902, Price, Five Cents. THE PLAYERS CHIP IN IN ARKANSAS. WITH A CONTRIBUTION TO THE GAI THE STATE SPORTSMEN©S ASSOCIATION ETY OF THE NATION. HOLD THEIR ANNUAL TOURNEY. The Players© Protective Association Another Successful and Pleasant Meet Decides to Remain Alive, Elects Offi* Coles and Joyner Do Good Shooting cers, and Votes Unanimously to fa* Coles Wins First General Average pet AH Contract Jumpers This Year. Mention of Prominent Southerners. New York, July 28. Editor "Sporting Robe-line, La., July 19. Editor "Sporting Life:" The annual meeting of the Players© ,ife:" Again has Father Time made the 1©rotoctive Association was held at the ircuit of the seasons and the 12th an- Sturtevant House here uual tournament of the Ar- yesterday. The League del- cansas State Sportsmen©s egates were Hugh Jennings, Association dwells with the representing the Pitts- pleasant memories of the burg. Chicago, Philadelphia last. This is the fifth in and Cincinnati clybs; Char ;uece«siGu attended by.the ley Irwin, Bill Donovau and vriter. The shooters num- Harry Dolan, Brooklyn, and >er about the same each Mnlaehi Kitt ridge. Boston. rear. While never a very i©he American League dele arge crowd, nearly all gates were: Clarkc Grif- shoot the entire pro lith and Tom Daly, Chica gramme. go; Tom Loftus. Washing The Trade was well rep- ton; Broadway Aleck esented both in quantity Harry Davis Smith, Baltimore; Frank ind quality. The W. R. A. Paul R. Litzke Dwyer and Winnie Mercer, :o. had Messrs. D. Elliott Detroit: Harry Uavis and Topsy Haitsetl, .ud W. A. Frenz, while Mr. G. H. Hill- Philadelphia; Warner, Boston, and Lrank man assisted in the office. The TJ. M. C. Donohue, St. Lonis. The only New \oik leople were represented by Mr. Avery. plaver at the hotel was Bowerman, but This was the latter gentleman©s first ap- he ©did not attend the meeting. Manager >earance here and he shot well and ably Dwyer. of Detroit, was also about ihe ho epresented his goods. tel. President Tom Daly arrived late and Mr. Paul R. Litzke took good care of Mercer presided until his arrival. the interests of the Peters Cartridge Co., OFFICERS ELECTED. his last was the only powder firm rep The resignation of Dale Gear, of the lllltllllillliiiniililinlllll resented, Herbert Taylor being "uu- Kansas City American Association club, as isually" absent. secretary of the Association, was accepted The weather while warm was all that and Harry Davis, of the Philadelphia BERTHOLD J. HUSTINGS, :ould be asked at this season, being bright, Athletics, was elected to fill the vacancy. lear and generally calm. As on last Tom Dalv, of Chicago, was re-elected pres Pitcher of the Athletic Club, of Philadelphia. /ear the air and roads were full of dust. ident and Frank Douohue, of St. Louis, This was the only discomforting climatic treasurer, making the American League plavers holders of all the offices. There condition. were no changes made in the constitution. DB LONG©S AUTOMOBILE. CONTRACT-JUMPERS BARRED. relish. One of them, on himself, hap players to observe its laws, and most of Mr. De Long represented au automobile Delegate Hartzell made the motion to ex pened some weeks ago. He was seated at all by the action of its present president- manufacturing Co. He treated a number pel this year©s contract jumpers and it was a table in a well-known rathskeller when Tom Daly, of the Chicago Americans, in of the visiting shooters to the delightful unanimously accepted. When Donohue, a couple of husky Germans came in and repudiating the contract which the Asso sensation that only a ride in an automo who acted as official news dispenser of the took seats close by. One of them, evidently ciation forced upon the National League, bile can give. Under the exhilerating in meeting, was asked who the men under a baseball patron in the first stages, spied and which he, among all men in base ball, fluence of deep rapid breaths of the at the ban were he replied that they were Keeler, and, pointing him out to his friend, should have lived up to as an example to mospheric ozone, the writer ordered one. all those who went to the National League said in a stage whisper: "Dot iss Keeler, the men who had chosen him their leader. The price was $900. On taking an inven in the recent raid on Baltimore; Miller, the Villie Keeler. He iss for two years der WHAT ZIMMBR SAYS. tory of cash and convertible assets, finding pitcher who left Detroit for New York; champion knocker of der League." The "There is nothing solid left in the Play there was still lacking $885, it was reluct and Wolverton, who left Washington for pseudo base ball fan referred to Keeler©s ers© Protective Association," said Zimmer antly given up. Thanks for the ride. Philadelphia. The players who left Balti title as champion batter. Willie remarked during a conversation on the subject. In the absence of Taylor, Hawkins and more for the National League are Mc- that if he had been warned that his repu "There has been no ac Elliot tried to let the calm of nature not Graw, McGann, McGinnity, Bresnahan, tation would be thus assailed he would tivity 011 the part of the be too placid. Considering the gigantic Cronin, Seymour and Kelley. never have essaved to the title. present officials, and there task of filling such a vacancy, they did REASONS FOR THE STEP. will be none. The organi "It was voted to expel the jumping play zation has been allowed to Mr W B. Powell, of English, is a royal ers, and when the evidence is secure©d they OF UTTLEJMPORT die because the members good fellow of the old school. He always will be expelled," said Donohue. "Expul have seen nothing in it to shoots an average of thirteen no matter sion will follow evidence, but we must Is the Disorganized Players© Protective As interest them. Some are what targets, good, bad, fast, slow, high have the evidence. We adopted this motion not pleased with the of or low. If he gets 14 once, he is sure to sociation Ex-President Zimmer Rakes ficers; others object to the because we must protect ourselves." the Indifferent Members Over the Coals. get 12 next time. If a straight is made Harry Davis, one of the brightest and paying of dues, while oth on 15 then a 11 must, intervene to aver- most popular men in base ball, in discus Pittsburg. Pa., July 31. As an active fac ers still believe that they sing the matter said: "The feeling among tor in affairs pertaining to base ball the can do better by them age © A CLOSE RESEMBLANCE. the players against contract jumping is Players© Protective Association is ©no selves than by acting in I heard some one say Farmer and Elmer very severe, and while it may be said that more. Such men as Chas. Charles Zimmer concert with all the other B. Shaner resembled somewhat, neither our Association is not strong and does Zimmer, who was its first players; and so the Play having any gray hairs on the top of his not have much influence, I think the jump president, and the only ers© Protective Association gradually is head. Pemberton shot a great race up ing players will have reason to regret their man who ever showed beiiT? allowed to die out. One hears but until the indicidual medal contest the, action." marked ability in that little of it now, and in a year from now CO-OPERATION PROMISED. position; Fred. Clarke, will hear less. It would have been a gooc last day. He then went all to pieces. The following telegram was receive! manager of the Pittsburgs, thing for the players if they had been When his noble form appeared, stately and from Pat Powers from Niagara Falls: and others who are num true to its principles and the officials had erect at No. 4, I began pointing him out The officers of the National Associa bered with the most intel been active in carrying out all its aims to a few friends as the pride of Little tion of Base Ball Leagues in session ligent players in base ball, and laws. However, there was failure or Rock. L , here extend greeting and express will have declared that the or nil sides, and the result is that the organ In fact explaining that he was the ingness to co-operate upon any reason ganization practically has ization gradually is fading out of exist "Rock " the rest of the town was the able basis that will tend to preserve gone by tne Board, and ence." It is stated by those that know "Little " As John with noble bearing the best interest of base ball. that it exists only for an that very few players in either the Na limbered up and swung his artillery grand There being no other business before the Thomas Da/y occasional order issued tioual or the American Leagues have pah ly into action, proceeding easily and gracg- meeting it adjourned subject to the call of from headquarters orders any dues for a year, and that none fully to miss seven out of nine, the par the chair. ____ that are heeded by only a few of the sev them will do so if called upon to con ties© turned away in disgust, thinking I eral hundred players who paid initiation tribute money to perpetuate the organiza had been stringing thcm.f KEELER©S KICK fees for the good the organization was to tion.